About block 971,052
Bitcoin block 971,052 was mined by MARA Pool on October 12, 2026 at 5:51 AM UTC, 9 min 35 s after block 971,051. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,439 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 971,052 is number 1,357 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 659 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,948 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 540 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.